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ɪʀᴏɴᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴇsʜᴀɪ ([personal profile] ironwood) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_logs2013-02-20 03:51 pm

open | event | Jailhouse Rock!

Characters: Team Delta; also, everyone!
Date: February 17th (through 24th)
Location: The prison beneath the Palace of Landed Sky
Situation: Troublemakers caught rooting around the broken areas of the shell have been rounded up for indefinite (OOC: until the 24th) incarceration (after which point the shell will be repaired and the final phase of the event underway). Some will get a special visitor, others may get supervised visits from friends, and others still may be jailed together!
Warnings/Rating: Incarceration; to be updated as needed.

OOC Note: This is the second phase the three phase February metaplot event! Characters caught unlawfully breaching the containment and repair areas of the turtle's shell will be (generally) brought straight to the prison, having been arrested and escorted primarily by Raylan's taskforce. The majority of these arrests, if threaded out, should occur on the initial log for this event, but a thread header for arrests and escorts is provided here!

Prison | Palace of Landed Sky
Overview
Each Sector has one central police station with holding cells meant for overnight infractions and common misdemeanours. These cells are solid, but not infallible to the experienced escape artist. They, however, are nothing to the cellblocks neatly built within the shell beneath the Palace of Landed Sky as those brought in will quickly learn. This prison is built beneath the palace itself and its walls are hewn out from the turtle's shell. The floors run quite deep, though only the most dangerous criminals are kept in the lowest levels.

Ambiance
The calming effect found at Tu Vishan's head is prevalent in the dungeon and, in fact, is one of the primary means in which prisoners are contained via their complacence. However, with the damages to shell and flesh, Tu Vishan has become distracted and the normally peaceful aura has become inconsistent, with flashes of normalcy, anxiety, and pain noted by all in the area.

All powers are likewise usually contained in the prison, but the field controlling that has become unstable with Tu Vishan's injury. Powers can be inconsistently accessed, with their strengths varying between barely accessible to fully available for use.

Initial & Processing
Upon arrival at the Palace of Landed Sky, all are directed to the right and walk down a long set of stairs with guards posted at landings/intervals which begin at thirty feet and slowly decrease to ten feet. At this point, the taskforce is relieved of their prisoners and a note made to record how many Foreigners (or kedan, in some cases) they have brought in. That is where the role of the taskforce ends and the guards begin.

All prisoners are first funnelled into one of three processing 'tanks' -- large cells situated in a connecting line that each hold between twenty and thirty human-sized bodies. The average time spent in the drop tank (as it is referred to by the guards) runs to three hours during times of rest. They've experienced a spike of business, so to speak, since the shell broke and Eshai's post on the network warning the Foreigners away. Kedan were first to be found on the wrong side of the containment line, having no central warning system such as the consoles to keep them away, but the Foreigner count in the prison has been slowly increasing the longer it takes the repairs to be completed. Currently, a new arrival can expect a wait of up to twelve hours in these cells. The facilities of these holding tanks are minimal, with benches provided and sparse snacks dispersed every four-to-six hours. Prisoners needing to use the other type of facilities are expected to call for a guard and be escorted to-from their business.

Once they've reached the front of the processing queue, they are called to the front by the guards and escorted to a small interrogation room in which they are asked what amounts to tombstone information (name, age, race, suite, etc). These rooms are moderately lit and cooperation is encouraged with the provision of a meal (noodle bowls with meat, vegetables, and broth). They are relieved of extraneous possessions, but left with their surface clothes for the interim with all possessions returned on their release day. (OOC: This interview is generally handwaved; contact Alex at [plurk.com profile] reignsdown or by PM to this account if you would like to thread it and she will provide an NPC to interact with.)

From here, the prisoners are assigned a cell with up to six others and so begins their indeterminate incarceration (OOC: which, unknown to them, will end after February 24th).

Prisoner Life
Each six-person cell is moderately sized with a small partition for toilet use to block cellmates from view, but not from the cell across the hall. There are six beds, lined up on two walls and bunked three high. This gives each cell a rather high ceiling compared to what one might expect. There is a long desk surface with a bench that stretches between the bunks; up to three may sit abreast on this bench at any one time. These desks date from a time when books and papers were more commonplace on Tu Vishan and prisoners were allowed them; nowadays, they are simply a lounging surface for the majority of prisoners.

The cells are emptied each day at dawn and the half the prisoners on each floor sent to the mess hall and half to a large room where they are instructed to walk or run laps for physical exercise. After an hour, these groups are switched to allow the other food/exercise, whichever they were lacking. Meals in this prison generally consist of noodles or rice, vegetables, and a sparse selection of meat with water being the primary source of hydration.

From there, the prisoners on each floor are broken down into teams of ten and assigned work tasks that range from textiles (ex: building/repairing paper lanterns) to upkeep (ex: janitorial duties, laundering, assistance to the kitchens). There is no prison library to attend to and all prisoners are expected to do their part, just as they would on the surface.

They are gathered four hours before dusk and the rotation between exercise and food is repeated. Oftentimes dinner will include a glass of watered down nectar or thin wafers as a form of dessert to differentiate the meals. Then all are ushered back to their cells for a two-hour downtime until night and lights-out.

Bathing and showers are arranged every second day, after the evening meal and exercise. Kedan and Foreigner prisoners are separated for this and provided group bathing facilities with a time limit of one hour to get, clean up, and get out.

Delta Team
Life for Delta Team matches that of the other prisoners, though they will have an NPC visitor one evening that will change things rather significantly. (OOC: A separate thread header has been provided for this group of characters in which to freely interact with one another in the cell before the NPC arrives.)

OOC: Thread headers (and starters for the teams) are provided in the comments area of this post!
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[personal profile] knowsmadness 2013-02-24 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Eva. Thanks, I guess.

[ Kara palms her face, wiping sweat and easing frustration both. ]

What good would execution do? As much as I'd rather not die again, wouldn't I just...get fished out of the water again?

[personal profile] wroughtiron 2013-02-24 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Eva gives her a bit of a dark look.]

You think you're like a bad record stuck on repeat, girl? It's up to the Emperor whether or not you pop back up like a bad weed.
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[personal profile] knowsmadness 2013-02-24 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Kara gives her a look right back. ]

What else are we think? I looked back after I bellied up and it looks like people are pretty gods-damn flippant about it. Good to have confirmation that it ain't that simple.

[ she hadn't thought it was but -- good to know. ]

What do you care if we're alive or dead anyway?

[personal profile] wroughtiron 2013-02-24 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[This song and dance is gonna get old real quick. She wonders if it'd be worth it to write 'THE EMPEROR IS A BITCH AND I HATE HER' and wear it on a plaque around her neck...

But now she's just downright cranky.]


Maybe because I've seen enough people get axed in my time I ain't a fan of the whole process? I can put you right back where I found you if you'd rather.
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[personal profile] knowsmadness 2013-02-24 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she shakes her head. Nope - she's good with not getting axed. ]

I need my gun. Can you help me get that?

[personal profile] wroughtiron 2013-02-24 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh, here's the tricky part. I like not getting axed too. And anything you had on you when you got arrested is going to be in Evandau's storage locker. Which I'm pretty sure he sleeps in.

[Seriously she's been down here for like a week that guy is creepy.]
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[personal profile] knowsmadness 2013-02-24 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Frak me.

[ hands in her hips and pacing the tiny closet - frak frak frak. ]

That's the only weapon from home I got. I --

[ NEED IT. ]

[personal profile] wroughtiron 2013-02-24 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
If it's not integral to your survival - and I'm talking oxygen here, girl, leave it. You can figure something out later. Or take up pugilism.

[or you can keep whining in a broom closet really she isn't fussy

except

she kind of is.]
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[personal profile] knowsmadness 2013-02-25 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
It's pretty frakkin' integral.

[ kara is muttering - so frustrated, seriously - but facing whatever his name is isn't something she's feeling up to.

Especially without a weapon. ]


Fine. Fine.

[personal profile] wroughtiron 2013-02-25 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
[-- oh well she wasn't expecting it to be quite that easy and she blinks, her expression one of someone who was sort of expecting a fight.]

... What, that's it?
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[personal profile] knowsmadness 2013-02-25 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Look, Eva -- I died once here, okay? That's frakkin' enough for me. I don't feel like head butting a sleeping bull. I want my damn gun back, but --

[ not at the cost of killing herself again, or her rescuer. Eva gets props for risking her neck, Kara isn't in the damn mood to see someone die because of her.

Again.

She's done enough damage on that front. ]

[personal profile] wroughtiron 2013-02-25 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
[... OKAY THEN.

Her expression softens a little.]


Okay, okay, sorry. I just kind of expected more of a fight.

[She rubs at her arm, kind of at a loss for what to do next.]

All right. This place is supposed to be inescapable. What they mean by 'inescapable' is 'really really hard to get out of'. So. When I'm not feeling like I got my bits partially digested by a llothi I'll get you out the rest of the day. Just-- don't tell anybody you met me here, okay?
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[personal profile] knowsmadness 2013-02-25 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
I usually put up more of an argument.

[ Kara gives her a crooked grin, but it dissolves pretty fast. ]

Yeah. Figured. Just tell me what I can do to help. Can't shoot anything, but I can fight.

[personal profile] wroughtiron 2013-02-25 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
We shouldn't really need to fight. It's mostly magic. That's how I got you out. I can sidestep into another dimension and drag you along for the ride but it's hard. Feels like a hangover on top of getting hit by a truck. I just need to. Take it slow. Hell, I hope I can get you all out before they notice... the execution's scheduled for about fifteen hours from now. It'll take about that long to get everybody out and I swear, if it doesn't kill me it'll probably be this side of a miracle.

[... she probably should have brought food, to that point. She isn't much for planning ahead. Fly by the seat of her pants, this girl.]
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[personal profile] knowsmadness 2013-02-25 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, magic. That's just great.

[ more shit she doesn't understand. ]

Get me out of here and I'll bring you a damn pot roast.

[personal profile] wroughtiron 2013-02-25 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, you don't fight magic with harsh words. The Emperor's kind of a lot better and has about a million [okay that's hyperbole] more years practice at it than I do, okay?

[HUFFFFFFFFF and then Kara says the magic words and her face actually lights up.]

Is that meat? It sounds like meat.
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[personal profile] knowsmadness 2013-02-25 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, no kidding.

[ see even kara knows what to say SOMETIMES. ]

Yeah. It is. You look like you good use a hearty helping of something. When was the last time you ate?

[personal profile] wroughtiron 2013-02-25 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
Um.

[FURTIVE LOOK.]

If by 'eat' you mean... 'good hearty meal' then probably-- hell, a few months?
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[personal profile] knowsmadness 2013-02-25 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ FLAT LOOK. ]

Any reason, or are you trying to kill yourself?

[personal profile] wroughtiron 2013-02-25 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[SCANDALIZED!!]

What? No-- no I like living, thank you. I'm quite a fan. I just. I've had other things on my mind. Like trying not to die.
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[personal profile] knowsmadness 2013-02-25 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ WELL. IF THE SHOE FITS. ]

Mhm. Yeah, okay -- that should be one of your priorities. Doesn't seem like it, but it is.

[ hands on her hips. ]

Like I said. Get me out of here, I'll feed you.

[personal profile] wroughtiron 2013-02-25 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
Can it wait until after I've dragged the rest of you sad sacks out of prison?

[SHE WILL FIGHT YOU ON THIS FOREVER KARA]
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[personal profile] knowsmadness 2013-02-25 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ OH FINE BE A PAIN ]

Hey, you wanna die of exhaustion, I'm not gonna stop you.

[personal profile] wroughtiron 2013-02-25 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
[guuuuurl]

I am far too stubborn, I'll thank you to know.
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[personal profile] knowsmadness 2013-02-26 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ kara grins ]

Good. I like that in a person. You ready to roll?

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